Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in South Korea
South Korea: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 33.92 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
33.92
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
54th
of 193 countries
All-time high
33.92
in 2022
All-time low
11.5
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in South Korea, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in South Korea stood at 33.92. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in South Korea peaked at 33.92 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.5, in 1990.
That places South Korea 54th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.5 | — |
| 1991 | 12.24 | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 13 | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 13.77 | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 14.53 | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 15.25 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 15.97 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 16.74 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 17.6 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 18.59 | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 19.71 | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 20.91 | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 22.07 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 23.17 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 24.13 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 24.97 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 25.68 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 26.26 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 26.7 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 27.04 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 27.32 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 27.57 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 27.84 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 28.16 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 28.52 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 28.9 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 29.33 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 29.89 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 30.59 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 31.35 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 32.23 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 33.14 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 33.92 | +2.4% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 33.92 is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.21, 1.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 33.92 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.67, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.92 | 11.5 | 18.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.06 | 19.71 | 27.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.95 | 27.32 | 31.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1 | 32.23 | 33.92 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in South Korea?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in South Korea was 33.92 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 33.92 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5 in 1990.
- How does South Korea rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- South Korea ranks 54th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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